My elbow is like frickin' sandpaper . . .

[XMan]

It's only my left elbow and the surrounding area, and it's tinted a dark color - but it's not dirt. It's extremely rough.

What the heck causes this . . . ? Lotion helps, but only temporarily. Should I get a dremel and grind it off?

 

[Magnum357]

Exzeyma ? spelling**

 

[AZGamer]

You know, I wonder if that's also on the list of things that annoys Jerboy too?

Get some 40 Grit sand paper, a sander, and hit it while it's running with your elbow. Your elbow will then be soft and bright red.

 

[XMan]

Originally posted by: AZGamer
You know, I wonder if that's also on the list of things that annoys Jerboy too?

Get some 40 Grit sand paper, a sander, and hit it while it's running with your elbow. Your elbow will then be soft and bright red.

LOL.

 

[hzl eyed grl]

Originally posted by: Xerox Man
It's only my left elbow and the surrounding area, and it's tinted a dark color - but it's not dirt. It's extremely rough.

What the heck causes this . . . ? Lotion helps, but only temporarily. Should I get a dremel and grind it off?

Get one of those things I had while there. That seemed to help. Rub some Vaseline on it to soften it. It seems like I remember hearing that rubbing lemon on your elbow helped take away either discoloration or roughness too.

 

[XMan]

Originally posted by: Magnum357
Exzeyma ? spelling**

I looked up eczema, and it's a lot redder than this. It just looks like my elbow has a really, really dark tan.

 

[cavemanmoron]

this is fairly normal get some etreme duty lotion, like Bag Balm or Udder Balm,
lubriderm is good too,
the Udder/Bag Balm stuff is Not cheap,but super duty stuff,
any farm store sells it,as well as some pharmacies,like CVS
link to one place
in the winter my hands split bad,And my elbows get very rough, i use this Bag Balm,and in like 3-4 days Big help..
No joke, ask any old farmer...

 

[yakko]

Is it like 80 grit or 1200 grit?

 

[Bluefront]

Xerox Man.....sure sounds like Psoriasis to me. Get some lotion specifically made for the problem. Many different brands out there. I use MG217.....also Blue Star ointment works well.

 

[Geekbabe]

A body glove (you use it while you shower) get some sea salt body scrub and apply with the glove, then Vaseoline intensive care or the mositurising product of your choice

 

[mpitts]

Are you behind the PC a lot? If so, are you leaning on your elbow? I have found that I have a rough elbow, and it is because of the fact that I am always leaning on it when I am on the computer.

 

[XMan]

Originally posted by: Bluefront
Xerox Man.....sure sounds like Psoriasis to me. Get some lotion specifically made for the problem. Many different brands out there. I use MG217.....also Blue Star ointment works well.

Pretty sure it's not psoriasis, the pictures I've found on the net look nothing like it. Caveman mentioned something about having the same thing happen when it's real dry, and it is very dry here . . . my knuckles are all screwed up, too.

 

[Bluefront]

Try the Psoriasis lotion....I get the same stuff on my knuckles also. Doesn't always look the same and symptoms vary. Can't hurt to try....only takes a few days to see results.

 

[XMan]

After sitting here and rubbing lotion on it for an hour, it looks a lot better and isn't quite as rough. Maybe just dry, I don't know. I'm gonna pick up some pumice and bag balm and go to town.

 

[hzl eyed grl]

Originally posted by: Xerox Man
After sitting here and rubbing lotion on it for an hour, it looks a lot better and isn't quite as rough. Maybe just dry, I don't know. I'm gonna pick up some pumice and bag balm and go to town.

Uh....on your elbow, right?

 

[cavemanmoron]

Originally posted by: hzl_eyed_grl

Originally posted by: Xerox Man
After sitting here and rubbing lotion on it for an hour, it looks a lot better and isn't quite as rough. Maybe just dry, I don't know. I'm gonna pick up some pumice and bag balm and go to town.

Uh....on your elbow, right?

HAHAHAHA Lmao lol
i see your in Arizona, the relative humidity is low, your hands and elbows prob look like mine do here in
upstate ny in the Winter LOL. lotion,heavy duty helps...

 

[Yeeny]

Originally posted by: hzl_eyed_grl

Originally posted by: Xerox Man
After sitting here and rubbing lotion on it for an hour, it looks a lot better and isn't quite as rough. Maybe just dry, I don't know. I'm gonna pick up some pumice and bag balm and go to town.

Uh....on your elbow, right?

LMAO! /me high fives Heather

Nice one!!

 

[Jugernot]

My girlfriend gets that exact same thing... it's soriasis (spelling) at least that is what she found from looking over articles on the net. It get passed down through your family and there is no known "cure" as such, just lotions and other things to temporarily moisten it.

Your could be different, but it sounds exactly like my girlfriends.

Jugs

 

[XMan]

Originally posted by: Jugernot
My girlfriend gets that exact same thing... it's soriasis (spelling) at least that is what she found from looking over articles on the net. It get passed down through your family and there is no known "cure" as such, just lotions and other things to temporarily moisten it.

Your could be different, but it sounds exactly like my girlfriends.

Jugs

It's not psoriasis. Nobody else in my family has it and it's been a recent development in the last couple of years - after I moved from a high humidity environment to a low humidity environment. It also looks nothing like psoriasis; it just looks like my elbow is dirty.

"It's not a tuma!"

 

[BD231]

Originally posted by: Xerox Man

Originally posted by: Jugernot
My girlfriend gets that exact same thing... it's soriasis (spelling) at least that is what she found from looking over articles on the net. It get passed down through your family and there is no known "cure" as such, just lotions and other things to temporarily moisten it.

Your could be different, but it sounds exactly like my girlfriends.

Jugs

It's not psoriasis. Nobody else in my family has it and it's been a recent development in the last couple of years - after I moved from a high humidity environment to a low humidity environment. It also looks nothing like psoriasis; it just looks like my elbow is dirty.

"It's not a tuma!"

So your not leaning on it for long periods of time right? If not you can ask a pharmacist at a Rite-Aid or something along those lines, they are usually pretty knowledgeable on treatments. I'd see a doctor just to be sure though.

 

[XMan]

It's the elbow I lean on when I'm at the computer and the elbow I have on the window sill of my car.

 

[BD231]

Originally posted by: Xerox Man
It's the elbow I lean on when I'm at the computer and the elbow I have on the window sill of my car.

Probably just a little caulis of the skin going on then, nothing to worry about.

 

[hzl eyed grl]

Originally posted by: GirlFriday

Originally posted by: hzl_eyed_grl

Originally posted by: Xerox Man
After sitting here and rubbing lotion on it for an hour, it looks a lot better and isn't quite as rough. Maybe just dry, I don't know. I'm gonna pick up some pumice and bag balm and go to town.

Uh....on your elbow, right?

LMAO! /me high fives Heather

Nice one!!

Thanks, girl. heehee

And Xerox Man is right. It feels like frickin' sandpaper. He scratched me with it a couple times. It's deadly. :Q

 

[Bluefront]

This thread is rather funny....Xerox Man stated he also gets the stuff on his knuckles. So the callus therory would indicate XM walks on his knuckles excessively...hummmm. Have a banana?

Psoriasis is the diagnosis......Trust me. Heh.

 

[bacillus]

Psoriasis is the diagnosis......Trust me. Heh.

you could well be correct!